How do i access the drive when its in the computer? it does not show then i plug it in
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I'm not sure what computer you have....mac PC in any case when you plug in the drive....make sure it's properly seated in the voyager....then hit the button on the back and the Voyager will light up. For PC go to Computer and see if the drive shows up there....for mac go to finder...
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You may need to format it, first. On Mac OS X, run Disk Utility. If it does not show up in Disk Utility, something is wrong.
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Its a laptop, where do you plan on putting another drive? If you're asking about an external drive, i.e. a USB HD, they yeah sure it will see it just fine.
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Are you using the proper power supply. I was cleaning rearranging my desktop, and inadvertently plugged the power supply from my modem into the laCie drive. It had enough power to turn the light on, but not enough to actually run the drive. I HAVE had a couple issues with my drive. The USB port now routinely disconnects for not apparent reason. Makes it difficult to copy large files.
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Not in my experience. When I plugged the hard drive into my pc, it didn't even show up in my list of devices.
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Is the 3 wire plug in properly & the hard drive plugged all the way in. If these are plugged in, your hard drive may be bad or the wrong configuration. Good luck.
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I attached the USB drive to the standard USB port and use file explorer to browse it. It just simple worked.
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Initial setup should be done by connecting to your PC. Once that is complete you can use it as a 'normal' external hard drive.
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Thanks Dean, the drive was working so the format is probably OK. When you plug in the USB the charge light comes on but the data side is obviously not working as the drive is not recognised. You can hear the disks spinning but they are very quiet. Thanks again for your help. Regards: Brendan
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When I plugged it into my laptop with Windows 7, it recognized it. I put a blank CD in the drive and I was then able to use it.
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Could you plz put the HDD drive out from the device to check if there is problem with the HDD drive? Also plz check the HDD cable is well connected to the HDD drive?If you want to reset the device, you could go to the "tool" OSD menu to reset it.
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It should show up in disk utility, and you can mount it then it will show up in Finder.applications>utilities>disk utility---see drive in left column > right click > click mountLet me know if this works for you.
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the drive requires the usb cable only! power is provided by your computer through that cable.
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You may have to restart your computer with the device plugged in. It will show as a removable mass storage device
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Control Panel, Admin tools, disk management should see the drive even if not formatted yet. If it does not then you have a defective unit.
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Yes. If your drive has a power connector, you plug it in there, either directly or with the supplied adapter. There are 3 photos that show the complete setup clearly for different drive types, with instructions for each.
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Hi Lynn, your PC will have one or more USB ports on the side. If you don't know what that looks like, look at your computer manual--it will point out where they are. You just slide the drive into the port--with the topside, that has 2 square holes in it, up. Hope this helps!Dan
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Plug it into a USB port and use it much like a thumb drive. I can give a better explanation if you tell me which operating system you use. On my wife's Windows 8 PC the system recognizes the drive and gives three options for what to do with it. I don't know if it will give the same options the first time you use it. I first used it with Windows XP. There I used "My Computer" to find the drive. Then I used "drag and drop" to move files to the WD drive. You can also use the backup and restore software to make back-ups from your main hard drive to the WD. I've also used it with Linux. If you need more help please tell me your operating system and what it says when you plug into the USB port.